Eastern Building Corp. v. United States

I am unable to agree with the opinion of the majority and the concurring opinion in this case. I think they fail to meet and adequately answer the question presented. This case presents an important question of contract law and statutory interpretation. No decision has been found which is entirely decisive on the facts and circumstances of this case under the general rule that the positive authority of a decision is coextensive only with the facts on which it is made. However, the decided cases, I think, announce and establish the legal principles which when applied to the facts and…